Stunning Photographs British Punks in the 1980s by Shirley Baker
British photographer Shirley Baker captured striking portraits of punks in Manchester, Stockport, and Camden Town in the early 1980s. Continue reading »
Heartfelt Pet Portrait Tattoos by Ria Kim
Ria Kim, a tattoo artist from Seoul, specializes in creating realistic pet portraits combined with meaningful details like paw prints and flowers. Her work, inspired by her own rescued dog, Goboksu, captures the deep emotional bond between people and their pets, making each tattoo a touching tribute. Continue reading »
P A R A N O R M A L A C T I V I T Y: The Superb Surreal AI Portraits by Michele Loubser
Michele Loubser was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa in 1976. Her childhood was spent in Potchefstroom and she completed her Diploma in Fine Arts at the Tswane University of Technology in 1997. Continue reading »
Italian Artist Elia Bonetti Creates Stunning Collages, Portraits, And Still Lifes Using Various Techniques
Italian artist Elia Bonetti works in many mediums, including painting, illustration, and comic books; her stunning collage masterpieces are known the world over. Continue reading »
Impressive and Sensual Oil Paintings by Gabrielle Dobrzelewski
Based in US, Gabrielle Dobrzelewski creates oil paintings that serve as points of departure for exploring larger topics of interest—desire, anxiety, femininity, queerness, and the invisible threads that connect us to one another. Continue reading »
“Sensorial Self-Portraits”: The Creatively Bizarre Photo Works Of Edu Monteiro
There is practically nothing Edu Monteiro would not cover his head for a self-portrait. He refers to this series as “Sensorial Self-Portraits”. Continue reading »
Gabriele Serrini’s Powerful Abstract Pop Art Paintings
Italian painter Gabriele Serrini, who is presently residing in Spain, creates visually arresting paintings by fusing pop culture motifs with abstract expressionism. Continue reading »
Fascinating Children Portraits by Patrizia Vignola
Patrizia Vignola, a 2D fine artist born in NY and currently residing and working in Minnesota, holds an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. Continue reading »
Sensual and Intricate Portraits by Irina Nikolaeva
Irina Nikolaeva aka Irina Nart, a talented freelance illustrator based in Milan, creates beautiful, complex, and engaging portraits that blend abstract techniques, intricate line work, and traditional painting methods, drawing inspiration from fashion, people, and everyday experiences, and has collaborated with high-profile clients like L’Oréal, TNT, and FX Networks. Continue reading »
Amazing Portraits of Grace Jones, The Pop Icon of the 1980s
Grace Jones, celebrating her 76th birthday today, has always embodied a unique aesthetic vision. Collaborating with French creator and ex-partner Jean-Paul Goude, Jones’s Afrofuturist image is as defining as her sultry contralto and provocative stage presence. Her Cubist fashion, close-cropped hair, and dramatic makeup have cemented her as a beauty icon. Continue reading »
Spectacular Minimalism-Winning Photos From The 2024 reFocus Color Photography Awards
Gold: Las Escaleras Rojas by Paul Jobin
In today’s world of visual excess, minimalist photography provides a tranquil refuge, emphasizing reflection and simplicity. Continue reading »
Photographer and Her Friends Recreated Botticelli’s “Birth Of Venus” Underwater
Sandro Botticelli’s iconic “The Birth of Venus,” a renowned symbol of Renaissance art, has been reimagined underwater by a team of women-owned small business creatives. Continue reading »
Swiss Artist Simon Berger Crafts Ethereal Portraits from Shattered Glass
Swiss artist Simon Berger creates stunning glass portraits by transforming the act of shattering glass into an art form. Continue reading »
The Superb Hyper-Realistic Lifelike Paintings By Marco Grassi
Marco Grassi, a talented artist from Italy, creates paintings so realistic they could easily be mistaken for photographs. However, what distinguishes Grassi is his distinctive approach: he infuses his portraits with surprising elements that blur the boundaries between reality and fantasy. Continue reading »
The Art of Nicole Duennebier, Including Her Works of Ruffs, Pearls, and Rotten First-Fruits
Nicole Duennebier’s vibrant works meld 17th- and 18th-century aristocratic portraits with vanitas still lifes and biological illustrations of deep-sea or microscopic life. Continue reading »
The Emotional and Poetic Portraits of Sena Adjovi
The ethereal portraits by Montreal artist Sena Adjovi evoke the cadence and resonance of poetry. Continue reading »
Spectral Transformations: The Macabre Masterpieces of Roberto Diaz’s Artworks
Roberto Diaz’s mixed-media art is both unsettling and captivating. Using a blend of traditional drawing and digital painting techniques, Diaz creates surreal portraits of historical figures marred by monstrous alterations. Continue reading »
The Haunting Bird People Portraits by Sara Angelucci
“Aviary” by Toronto-based artist Sara Angelucci overlays birds on vintage pictures, a popular photography style. These hauntingly strange human-animal hybrids indicate something more. “Aviary” shows that humans are vulnerable like environment and wildlife. It also discusses changing perspectives. Continue reading »
This Berlin-Based Photographer Makes the Craziest Creative Portraits
Guillaume Prugniel is a Berlin-based photographer and videographer known for his remarkable portraits. Continue reading »
The Aesthetic Alarm: ‘Plastic Ocean’ Series as a Catalyst for Environmental Change
The “Plastic Ocean” series, crafted by the Austrian studio Staudinger + Franke, showcases a powerful visual narrative aimed at highlighting the urgent need to protect our oceans from plastic pollution. Continue reading »
Eyes of İstanbul: A Turkish Photographer Captures the Stunning Beauty of Children’s Gem-like Eyes
Istanbul-based photographer Abdullah Aydemir thinks that children’s eyes have the ability to conceal the entire universe. Continue reading »
Capturing Essence and Emotion: Jinsung Lim’s Photorealistic Portraiture
South Korean artist Jinsung Lim primarily uses Procreate to craft highly realistic and emotionally rich portraits. Continue reading »
Frank Auerbach’s Early Charcoal Portraits Look Deep Into Human Life
German-British painter Frank Auerbach repeatedly sketched his sitters for this series of large-scale charcoal portraits created between 1956 and 1962, erasing the image after each session until only a ghostly outline remained. Continue reading »
Vintage Photos of Soviets Taking Pictures with Their First Televisions
Artists Anna Pilipyuk and Vladimir Shipotilnikov recalled how the TV was a source of pride in the Soviet Union for their project “My First TV.” They gathered pictures of people between World War II and Perestroika taking pictures with their television sets. Continue reading »